Madeleine Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Changing the title really annoys me too, and also changing covers, especially when the new design is worse than the old one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Something that also bugs me sometimes, is when one or multiple excerpts take up a lot of space in a book. The book I'm currently reading (City of Ashes, US edition), has two excerpts from books by the author, and a few pages of ads with books from other authors (I also have UK editions in this series, they don't have as many excerpts). I think in total it's about 50 pages, or ~10%. In a Kindle book I find this annoying too, as you think you still have ie. 20% left of the book but then the last 15% turns out to be an excerpt. It really annoys me because you can't easily see it coming in a Kindle book. And then you think you're buying an 80-page book (from Amazon's page), but it's actually only 50 pages and the rest is excerpts (I have had it happen once that only 30% of the e-book, was actually the short story, the rest was excerpts). I never read excerpts, because usually they make me want to read that book or get me into it when I had in fact another read planned or may not even own the book yet and then have to go out and find it somewhere. I don't like cliffhangers, so I don't usually read excerpts at the end of books. I do sometimes skim through a Kindle sample online if I'm thinking about buying a specific book, but I only skim so I don't get too into it. I tend to buy books a while before I read them, I like looking forward to having that book to read, looking at it on my shelf (or on my Kindle, but mostly on shelves). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I also hate it when they randomly change the style of covers. I understand why, but I like it when my covers all match! Ugh - I bought the latest book by Children's author Katherine Woodfine yesterday and it's been changed. I Tweeted: @followtheyellow bought 'Painted Dragon' yesterday. I'm a little twitchy that my cover says 'The Sinclair's Mysteries' and doesn't match... and she said: Yes - @EgmontUK have given the series a new look! Matching versions of #ClockworkSparrow & #JewelledMoth should be available soon. Ugh. It's just a horrid ploy to sell more copies. At least the cover design is similar, I guess. The annoying thing is that her website shows the book with the matching wording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Ugh - I bought the latest book by Children's author Katherine Woodfine yesterday and it's been changed. Awww , it's not nice at all that it's been changed. This week's topic is: Favorite Non-Written Novels Author's Note: --This was a hard topic to name, but this is about all books that are not 'written' novels! So graphic novels, comics, manga, audiobooks, etc. Shed some light on books in other forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 My current favourite graphic novels/comics: 1. Locke & Key by Joe Hill 2. Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann 3. Enigma by Peter Milligan 4. Good-Bye, Chunky Rice by Craig Thompson 5. The Arrival by Shaun Tan I also really enjoy the superhero Midnighter, so any comic series that features him is a win for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Lucy Knisley`s books - they`re cartoon memoir journals, if that`s a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 That comic about Lucy Knisley's pregnancy, that's quite nice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 In no particular order: 1. Locke & Key by Joe Hill 2. Preacher by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon 3. Maus by Art Spiegelman 4. Sin City by Frank Miller 5. Sandman by Neil Gaiman 6. The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (so much better than the tv show) 7. Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson (if I can add this ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 When I heard the audio version of Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, read by the wonderful Lyndam Gregory, it was a sublime delight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 7. Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson (if I can add this ) Only if I can add Peanuts and Asterix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 That comic about Lucy Knisley's pregnancy, that's quite nice . There isn`t a release date yet, but there`s a book about her pregnancy and baby called Kid Gloves, coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 This week's topic is: Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump Author's Note: --Winter is a hard season for a lot of people and many of us are slumpy. Let's talk about some books that are great for getting you out of a slump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I've been lucky enough to not have a slump in my reading for some time now. If I did, I think I would gravitate towards something I'd read before and enjoyed. So probably Stephen King short stories or maybe The wind in the willows; a particular favourite of mine for times when the outside world gets a bit too much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I haven't had a slump in a long while either, but if I did, I think I'd head straight for Agatha Christie and one of the Poirot novels that I haven't yet read. I have a whole stack of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This week's topic is: Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump Author's Note: --Winter is a hard season for a lot of people and many of us are slumpy. Let's talk about some books that are great for getting you out of a slump! What a great topic ! I`d go for any new book by a favourite author ( Jasper Fforde, especially ) and mystery rereads ( Ngaio Marsh`s Death and the Dancing Footmen, Dorothy L Sayers` Gaudy Night ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 What a great topic ! I`d go for any new book by a favourite author ( Jasper Fforde, especially ) and mystery rereads ( Ngaio Marsh`s Death and the Dancing Footmen, Dorothy L Sayers` Gaudy Night ) For me it would be a favourite author's new book for a sight wobbly slump, or an old favourite by a much loved author. Strangely enough, Mr Fforde would be in my top five, as would Dorothy L Sayers, with Gaudy Night one of my top books by her! Angie Sage and her Septimus Heap series would be another, as would SM Reine with her Descent and Ascension series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I'd go for a favourite author who's easy to read, say Charlaine Harris or Janet Evanovich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I don't really read anything at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) For me it would be a favourite author's new book for a sight wobbly slump, or an old favourite by a much loved author. Strangely enough, Mr Fforde would be in my top five, as would Dorothy L Sayers, with Gaudy Night one of my top books by her! Angie Sage and her Septimus Heap series would be another, as would SM Reine with her Descent and Ascension series. Snap ! Off to look up the other books you mentioned. Edited February 21, 2017 by Little Pixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'd go for a favourite author who's easy to read, say Charlaine Harris or Janet Evanovich. I love the Aurora Teagarden books and the first 10 or so Stephanie Plum books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Snap ! Off to look up the other books you mentioned. I have popped Ngaio Marsh onto my wishlist cos of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 For me it would have to be something light, probably with an element of romance...possibly from an author I am already familiar with so as to enhance the likeliehood of me enjoying the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 For me it would be .... an old favourite by a much loved author. Strangely enough, Mr Fforde would be in my top five, as would Dorothy L Sayers, with Gaudy Night one of my top books by her! Reminds me to reread some Dorothy L Sayers! Like you I really enjoy her writing and characters. I go for old favourites like Gerald Durrell, Mary Wesley, Lilian Beckwith etc or read something light and undemanding with a feel-good factor. I'm going through a slumpy patch at the moment and have happily read two children's books, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Goodnight, Mr Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 A Mary Stewart might also do for me - a nice bit of escapism, and often in a nice setting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Reminds me to reread some Dorothy L Sayers! Like you I really enjoy her writing and characters. I go for old favourites like Gerald Durrell, Mary Wesley, Lilian Beckwith etc or read something light and undemanding with a feel-good factor. I'm going through a slumpy patch at the moment and have happily read two children's books, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Goodnight, Mr Tom. I read Lilian Beckwith as a teenager - lovely, funny books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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